History…the stats of a player live on in the history books. You can go back and look up all the stats you want from 2010, the Cavalry’s debut season and the first for the modern ABL. Talk to most fans and as previously mentioned they will likely remember which player wore what number, and the position they played. But jersey numbers only tell part of the story. It’s often harder to remember when they debuted for the club. Was it in 2010 in the inaugural
season or later? Fans from that first season all remember Didi Gregorius in orange and watched as he went on to the amazing heights of the MLB with the Reds, Diamondbacks, Yankees and Phillies, but where does he fit in our all time roster? Similarly, what year did fan favourite Jack Murphy first take the field at The Fort? Who were the players who donned the orange during the championship season? The Asia Series? Or who were called on when COVID restrictions meant some players were unable to travel to some venues in other states. They all have a place in the Cavalry story, and are all forever a part of the Cavalry family.
The Australian Capital Territory had its own baseball team back in the 1990s when the Melbourne Bushrangers relocated to Canberra and played two seasons out of Bruce Stadium in the original ABL before folding, but the talent was always here.Then ACT Baseball Association Commissioner saw this potential and started a movement to gain admission into the new league. Theo Vassalakis coordinated the “Let’s do it for Canberra” campaign and was tasked with meeting the entry criteria. It was no small list of tasks, it included securing the needed sponsorship, community membership and facility upgrades by September 2009. This included three-year sponsorship deals worth $100,000 per annum, 5,000 $20 memberships and ACT Government funding to upgrade the Narrabundah Ballpark to AA standard.
In November 2009, Canberra’s bid was successful and the ABL in conjunction with the MLB made the announcement that Canberra would be granted the sixth ABL licence. A competition was run to name all the teams, we became the Canberra Cavalry and big time baseball was back in the ACT!
On 8 September 2010, the Cavalry announced former MLB and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Schrenk would be the team’s inaugural head coach for the first two seasons. Schrenk arrived in Canberra from New Jersey with more than two decades of playing and coaching experience behind him to create the building blocks of what was to come in Cavalry history. So for our club to honour the work that has built what we have today, we have created the “Canberra Cavalry Heritage Number” list.
RULES
This list captures all Players and Managers who have represented the Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) since its inception in 2010.
To qualify for a “CAV” number the rules are as follows:
Category 1: Limited to 1 – The founding father of the Canberra Cavalry Theo Vassalakis
Category 2: Team Managers – A Team Manager must be an ongoing, contracted Team Manager. Future managers will receive a “CAV” number when they take charge of the team on a full time basis unless they already have a number from their playing days.
Category 3: Players – In appearance order in competitive ABL season games or other competitions at the discretion of the club (E.G. 2013 Asia Series Competition), also including ABL Post Season games.
*Players must have been in the game for at least part of one plate appearance by either team. In the case of players who make their debut in the same game, numbers are awarded in the following order of appearance:
1. Starting Pitcher
2. Batting Line-Up Order
3. Relieving Pitchers in Order
4. Other players entering the game in order of entry. In the case of positional players entering the game at the same time, numbers will be awarded in the batting position order regardless of which of those players bats first.
| 2010/11 Season | 2013/14 Season (incl. – *A – 2013 Asia Series) | 2017/18 Season | 2021/22 Season – N/A | ||||
| 1 | Vassalakis, Theo (Founding Father) | 93 | Berti, Jon | 166 | Reed, Buddy | NO SEASON DUE TO COVID | |
| 2 | Schrenk, Steve (Manager) | 94 | Opitz, Shane | 167 | McElroy, Casey | 2022/23 SEASON | |
| 3 | Kent, Steven | 95 | Frawley, Casey | 168 | Kalish, Ryan | 253 | MacKenzie, Jake |
| 4 | Gregorius, Didi | 96 | Crouse, Michael | 169 | Panas, Connor | 254 | Roederer, Cole |
| 5 | Moon, Kyu-Hyun | 97 | Pugliese, Nick | 170 | Warner, Cam | 255 | Kwitzer, Chris |
| 6 | Kimpton, Nick | 98 | Thornton, Sam | 171 | Arias, Gabriel | 256 | Pugh III, Tillman |
| 7 | Lutz, Donald | 99 | Cole, Ethan | 172 | Lietz, Dan | 257 | Campbell, Michael |
| 8 | Lee, Seung-Hwa | 100 | Morgan, Michael | 173 | Janas, Stephen | 258 | Darnell, Dugan |
| 9 | Vincent, Tom | 101 | Lyman, Jeff | 174 | Holland, Thomas | 259 | Reeves, James |
| 10 | Choy, Ian | 102 | Guarrera, Gavin | 175 | Bachar, Lake | 260 | Miyaguni, Ryosuke |
| 11 | Perkins, Kyle | 103 | Beck, Casey | 176 | Amos, Jake | 261 | Irie, Taisei |
| 12 | Schmidt, Andrew | 104 | Ekstrom, Mike *A | 177 | Gailey, Frank | 262 | Belzer, Nick |
| 13 | Lennox, Michael | 105 | Dening, Mitch *A | 178 | Baum, Jay | 263 | Kimmorley, Sam |
| 14 | Lee, Jung-Min | 106 | Wise, Brendan *A | 179 | Piccoli, Grant | 264 | Lyddiard, Ryan |
| 15 | Heo, Jun Hyeok | 107 | Chambers, Steven | 180 | Doolan, Liam | 265 | Garbella, Giovanni |
| 16 | Jang, Sung-Woo | 108 | Thompson, Aaron James | 181 | Hosie, Nick | 266 | Oshyer, Ryan |
| 17 | Collins, Michael | 109 | Everts, Clint | 182 | Saucedo, Tayler | 267 | Sako, Yuhi |
| 18 | Prudhomme, Tylor | 110 | Wilson, Matt | 183 | Green, Jake | 268 | Tunnell, West |
| 19 | Morgan, Chris | 2014/15 Season | 184 | Zhang, Mark | 2022/23 SEASON | ||
| 20 | Wilkins, Luke | 111 | Alford, Anthony | 185 | Mottay, Jonathan | 269 | Hamaya, Kodai |
| 21 | Fawcett, Matthew | 112 | Lemon, Marcus | 186 | Witherspoon, Travis | 270 | Moritz, Andrew |
| 22 | Brassington, Phil | 113 | Dantzler, L.B. | 187 | Moanaroa, Moko | 271 | Howard, Ed |
| 23 | Jin, Myung-Ho | 114 | Lopes, Christian | 188 | Jockers, Taylor | 272 | Acton, Cory |
| 24 | Atherton, Tim | 115 | Walding, Mitch | 189 | Sherer, Liam | 273 | Fullerton, Harrison |
| 25 | Rogers, Alex | 116 | Hudak, Alex | 2018/19 Season | 274 | Azuma, Junpei | |
| 26 | Bray, Mitchell | 117 | Bradford, Kieran | 190 – Manager | Ward, Keith | 275 | Park, Min |
| 27 | Singh, Rinku | 118 | Holland, A.J. | 191 | Massey, Craig | 276 | Kim, Hyun Soo |
| 28 | Wells, Michael | 119 | Ough, Wayne | 192 | Melean, Kelvin | 277 | Moclair, Mark |
| 29 | Aird, Byron | 120 | Hillier, Scott | 193 | Wilson, Zach | 278 | Tilly, Cameron |
| 30 | Crawford, Nathan | 121 | Brown, Jake | 194 | Lopez, Justin | 279 | McGovern, Kevin |
| 31 | Kimpton, Chris | 122 | Crenshaw, Dustin | 195 | Aoyagi, Kouki | 280 | Kwak, Do Gyu |
| 32 | Beard, Hayden | 123 | Hernandez, Gaby | 196 | Bunda, J.R. | 281 | Luneke, Tyler |
| 33 | Bradley, Dan | 124 | Silva, Adam | 197 | Kuniyoshi, Yuki | 282 | Tokuyama, Souma |
| 34 | Commane, Jarrett | 125 | Marshall, Ian | 198 | Lott, Jason | 283 | Hong, Won-Bin |
| 35 | Edwards, Tom | 126 | Cheng, Aaron | 199 | Kingham, Logan | 284 | Stancic, Tom |
| 2011/12 Season | 127 | Huang, Liwi | 200 | Warner, Josh | 285 | Chesterton, Kobe | |
| 36 | McGuire, Mike | 2015/16 Season | 201 | Kinman, Kyle | 286 | Bojarski, Lachlan | |
| 37 | Morrison, Ty | 128 | Harris, David | 202 | Imanaga, Shota | 287 | Greer, Jalen |
| 38 | Wilson, Kenny | 129 | Leblebijian, Jason | 203 | Mikami, Tomoya | 288 | Yoo, Seung-Cheol |
| 39 | Burgamy, Brian | 130 | Miller, Ryan | 204 | Middleton, Jack | 289 | Kim, Ki Hoon |
| 40 | Tolisano, John | 131 | Moanaroa, Boss | 205 | Fransoso, Michael | 290 | Naito, Kosei |
| 41 | Glaesmann, Todd | 132 | Loveless, Derrick | 206 | Younginer IV, John Madison | 291 | Beattie, Matt |
| 42 | Scott, Travis | 133 | Sandberg, Cord | 2019/20 Season | |||
| 43 | Kai, Yuhei | 134 | Sayers, Aaron | 207 | Hoover, J.J. | ||
| 44 | Nohara, Masashi | 135 | Kish, Phil | 208 | Barley, Jordy | ||
| 45 | Hightower, Kody | 136 | Kennedy, Jimmer | 209 | Kohlwey, Taylor | ||
| 46 | Grening, Brian | 137 | Click, Michael | 210 | Cecchini, Gavin | ||
| 47 | Kmiecik, Kellen | 138 | Korpi, Wade | 211 | Suiter, Jerrick | ||
| 48 | Laird, Michael | 139 | Mulhearn, Scott | 212 | Robinson, Chuckie | ||
| 49 | Kiyohara, Daiki | 140 | Turner, Colton | 213 | Niit, Rhys | ||
| 50 | Diaz, Jean Carlos | 141 | Fernandes, Rafael | 214 | Kasai, Takamasa | ||
| 51 | Ferrera, Alex | 142 | Fritsch, Josh | 215 | Pfeifer, Phil | ||
| 52 | Crawford, Tristan | 143 | D’Arcy, James | 216 | Ohnuki, Shinichi | ||
| 53 | Jacobs, Adam | 144 | Walker, Tyson | 217 | Ruzic, Dushan | ||
| 54 | Araki, Fumiya | 145 | Barrie, Jack | 218 | Mulry, James | ||
| 55 | Akiyama, Takumi | 146 | Pounds, Bryan | 219 | Leskiw, Tyler | ||
| 56 | Telfer, Guy | 147 | Stevens, River | 220 | Sakaguchi, Kosuke | ||
| 57 | Warner, Ben | 148 | Cone, Scott | 221 | Nathans, Tucker | ||
| 58 | Trau, Mark | 2016/17 Season | 222 | Hirata, Shingo | |||
| 59 | Benson, Matt | 151 | Sosa, Lee | 223 | Buchanan, Trent | ||
| 60 | Dowl, Drew | 152 | Davis, D.J. | 224 | Willsey, Jake | ||
| 61 | Putnam, Kyle | 153 | Kelly, Scott | 225 | Podorsky, Robbie | ||
| 62 | Kiermaier, Kevin | 154 | Kandilas, David | 226 | Morris, Akeel | ||
| 63 | Thomas, Mark | 155 | Reeves, Mike | 227 | Morgan, Cooper | ||
| 64 | Mills, Lee | 156 | Almonte, Josh | 228 | Tharle, Stuart | ||
| 65 | Zrinzo, Joey | 157 | Takeuchi, Daiuchi | 2020/21 Season | |||
| 66 | Power, Jude | 158 | Lemond, Zech | 229 | Reynolds, Mikey | ||
| 67 | Martinez, Johnny | 159 | Case, Andrew | 230 | Young, Chavez | ||
| 68 | Sloan, Jason | 160 | Herr, Tyler | 231 | Taylor, Samad | ||
| 69 | Stewart, B.J. | 161 | Cooper-Vassalakis, Brodie | 232 | Gallagher, Austin | ||
| 70 | Jones, Jonathan | 162 | DeGraaf, Josh | 233 | Morimando, Shawn | ||
| 2012/13 Season | 163 | Lowery, Jackson | 234 | Boyce, Jimmy | |||
| 71 | Barnes, Jeremy | 164 | Edwards, Mitchell | 235 | Nooij, Bas | ||
| 72 | Hobson, K.C. | 165 | Inglis, Bradley | 236 | Collins, Charlie | ||
| 73 | Murphy, Jack | 237 | Young, Jeremy | ||||
| 74 | Knecht, Marcus | 238 | Street, Sam | ||||
| 75 | Buschini, Adam | 239 | Parsons, Billy | ||||
| 76 | Loggins, Dustin | 240 | Stoka, Dean | ||||
| 77 | Toler, Sean | 241 | Trevanion, James | ||||
| 78 | Massingham, Eric | 242 | Godbold, Hayden | ||||
| 79 | Dickmann, Robert | 243 | Young, Jordan | ||||
| 80 | Callaway, Antonio | 244 | Deeble, Cam | ||||
| 81 | Perkins, Robbie | 245 | Longstaff, Reece | ||||
| 82 | Motta, Chris | 246 | Neale, Dennis | ||||
| 83 | Shibata, Kohei | 247 | Irving, Grant | ||||
| 84 | Stovall, Ryan | 248 | Aldridge, Dean | ||||
| 85 | Shiranita, Hirokazu | 249 | Erasmus, Justin | ||||
| 86 | Matavesi, Josh | 250 | McDonald, Travis | ||||
| 87 | Fujihara, Masanori | 251 | Cross, Kyle | ||||
| 88 | Sloan, Aaron | 252 | Albury, James | ||||
| 89 | Holdzkom, John | ||||||
| 90 | Guinard, Sean | ||||||
| 91 | Herrera, Bryan | ||||||
| 92 | Downs, Brodie | ||||||
